I Am Slave
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I Am Slave is a 2010 television film produced for Channel 4
on the story of one woman's fight for freedom from modern-day slavery. It premiered on Channel 4
on 30 August 2010. The movie is mostly based on Mende Nazer
a British author, human rights activist and a former slave in Sudan
.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
on the story of one woman's fight for freedom from modern-day slavery. It premiered on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
on 30 August 2010. The movie is mostly based on Mende Nazer
Mende Nazer
Mende Nazer is a British author and human rights activist. For eight years, she was a slave in Sudan and in London.-Abduction:Nazer is a Nuba from a village in the Nuba mountains of Sudan. At the age of twelve or thirteen , she was abducted and sold into slavery in Sudan following a slaving raid...
a British author, human rights activist and a former slave in Sudan
Slavery in Sudan
Slavery in Sudan began in ancient times, and has continued to the present day. During the Arab slave trade, many Black-Sudanese were purchased as slaves and brought for work in the Middle East....
.
Selected cast
- Wunmi MosakuWunmi MosakuWunmi Mosaku is a British actress of Nigerian origin, best known for her role as Joy in the 2009 BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones.-Early Life:...
- Malia - Isaach De BankoléIsaach De BankoléIsaach or Isaac de Bankolé is an Ivorian actor.-Work:He has appeared in over 30 films, including Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Coffee and Cigarettes...
- Bah - Lubna AzabalLubna AzabalLubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier...
- - Yigal NaorYigal NaorYigal Naor is an Israeli actor.Naor was born in Giv'atayim of Iraqi Jewish descent. He has appeared in the American movies Munich, Green Zone and Rendition...
- Said - Hiam AbbassHiam AbbassHiam Abbass , also known as Hiam Abbas or Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and an Arab citizen of Israel. She is known for her roles in the films Satin Rouge , Haifa , Paradise Now , The Syrian Bride , Free Zone , Dawn of the World , The Visitor , Lemon Tree , and Amreeka...
- - Nonso AnozieNonso AnozieNonso Anozie is a British actor who has appeared in several stage plays and four films to date.In the summer of 2002 he became the youngest person in history to play William Shakespeare's "King Lear" and won the Ian Charleson Award in 2005 for his performance as Othello.Anozie was hired in 2006 to...
- - Nyokabi Gethaiga - Hana
- Nasser Memarzia - Ibrahim
- Selva Rasalingam - Amir
- Amaar Sardharwalla - Assi
- Jameel Sardharwalla - Rami
External links
- http://www.channel4.com/programmes/i-am-slave
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7968602/I-Am-Slave-Channel-4-review.html